It is with heavy hearts that the Mexic-Arte Museum announces the passing of our friend Juan Antonio Sandoval Jr. on Jan. 3, 2021. For over three decades he lived in El Paso, Texas, frugally supporting artists, preserving historical records, and gathering artwork piece by piece to build a cultural legacy that now has a home at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas.

We are so grateful to you, our supporters who inspired and made these accomplishments and successes possible. Mexic-Arte Museum relies on donations from the community in order to provide high quality exhibitions, vibrant cultural events, and valuable community education services. Your support has allowed us to serve the growing number of youth and families in Austin this year through in person and online programming.

Friends and families joined the Mexic-Arte Museum for the 2020 Catrina Gala en Familia: A Family Affair & Virtual Edition on November 1st in the comfort of their home. Proceeds from the Gala benefited our award winning education and exhibition programs, and Museum operations, all in dire need of funding due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and economic crisis. 

The Fall Season Brings New Exhibits, and Programs That Reflect Our Times. Mexic-Arte Museum opens the fall season with two new exhibits ELA (Emerging Latinx Artists) 25: Intersección: Choque & Alivio, Intersection: Shock & Relief, (formally known as YLA, Young Latinx Artists) which celebrates the last twenty-five years of exhibitions featuring emerging Latinx artists.

Another Cultural Leader Departs, Contributions Remain.

“My friend Johnny Limon passed away on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020.  I attended his funeral at the Mission Funeral Home South Side via Facebook. The service was filled with love from all his family and friends, and Mariachis played all the songs he loved. 

During Shelter in Place, Mexic-Arte Museum staff and Board continued working on sustaining the organization and producing programs. Our dedicated staff returned on June 1st, anxious, but happy to be back at the Museum. Wearing our masks, we have weekly team-building meetings Monday to Thursday maintaining Social Distancing in the Main Gallery. Exciting things are now happening!

We want to remind everyone to wear their mask while at the Mexic-Arte Museum and to review our Health Protocols before planning your visit. We will continue to provide a place for reflection and inspiration for the community. Art contributes to our well-being.  Take an afternoon off and come by to look at art;  many studies show that viewing and creating art bring us joy and relief in difficult times. 

We welcome you back to the Museum starting Saturday, May 30.  You and your family can visit the Museum to view the new exhibition, the Bruno Andrade Retrospective:  A Native of South Texas, shop in the Store and then go outside to see the new mural, Ánimo Austin by Ulysses Cueto  and Mano Suave by Luis Angulo on the MeroMuro 5th St. wall.  

We hope you, your family and friends are safe and well.  In a normal situation, you would visit Mexic-Arte Museum, tour the new exhibition, Bruno Andrade Retrospective: 

This exhibition will mark the first retrospective from the distinguished American artist, Bruno Andrade (b. 1947 in San Antonio, TX – 2013 in Corpus Christi, TX).  His work is inspired by nature, which he painted from what he saw, from his memory, and from his own interior vision.